Article
Hepatitis C virus recurrence after liver transplantation: relationship to anti-HCV core IgM, genotype, and level of viremia.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Sept 1997
Crespo J, Carte B, Lozano J L, Casafont F, Rivero M, de la Cruz F, Pons-Romero F
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Factors that determine the severity of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-recurrent disease in patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) for HCV cirrhosis have not been clearly identified. To address this issue, we evaluated the histological and virological outcome in 25 patient...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Evaluation Studies as Topic
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Genotype
- Graft Rejection
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis C Antibodies
- Hepatitis C Antigens
- Humans